Car replacer



(No ModeL) 4 J. FISHER.

GAR RBPLAGER.

Patented Apr. 4,,1893.

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car replacers of that class which are adapted upon railway tracks.

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JOSEPH FISHER; OF POViTELL, OHIO. 1

CAR-REPLACER.

SPECIFGATIGN forming part of Letters Patent No. 494,806, dated April 4, 1893.

Application 'died September 19, 1892. Serial No. 446,356. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH FISHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Powell, in the county of Delaware and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Car-Replacers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relatesto the improvement of to facilitate the replacing of derailed cars The objects of my invention are to provide simple and reliable means for facilitating the replacement of derailed cars; to so construct replacing blocks as to admit of their ready connection with a railway track at any desii-ed, point and to produce said blocks in a light and inexpensive form. These objects I accomplish in the manner illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure l is a plan view of a section of a railway having my improved car replacing-v blocks secured thereon in position for use. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line tar of Fig. 1i and Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line yy of Fig. l.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In the construction of my improved replacing device l employ two oblong frame pieces or blocks which as hereinafter described, are adapted to be secured at opposite points, one to each rail of the track. Each of these blocks or ties has a body a formed of two parallel frame-pieces or arms a' a2 which are of substantially equal height with the track rails and between which suiicient space remains for the passage of a portion of one of said rails. As shown in the drawings, one half which I will term the forward half of each of the block framepicces is widened laterally or made to incline outward from near the center of the block to the forward end thereof. These forward widened end portions of each of the blocks are inclined downward or taper to a point or edge, as shown. The upper sides of the frame-pieces a a2 are covered by a metallic plate b which as shown in the drawings, forms a complete top covering and connection of the rear portions of the two block frame-pieces, but which in the forward half thereof is provided with a central slot or is cut away over the space between the two frame arms as indicated at cl Upon each of the metallic top plates of the blocks a is supported a guide rail or bar d, said bar extending from the outer corner of the forward end of the outer arm of the block to the rear end of said block and projecting beyond the latter from a point at the center of the width thereof, as indicated at d. This rearwardly projecting end portion of the guide rail eX- tends in the direction of the length of the block and from the center of the width thereof. The outer end of this projecting portion d of the guide rail d is as shown, beveled downwardly.

e represents an inner and shorter guide rail one of which is supported upon each of the blocks a, said lrail e extending from a point near the forward end of the block to a point in the rear half over the inner end of the 'slot c and running parallel with the direction ofthe length of the block. The rail e has its outer side, or that portion thereof which would otherwise intersect or partially intersect the rail d, beveled or inclined toward its rear end resulting in its terminating in a point, as shown at f. This outer beveled face of the rail e is slightly separated from and runs parallel with the inner face of the rail CZ resulting in the formation of a narrow channel between said rails as indicated at g. One end of the block preferably the rear end thereof, has a screw-hole formed transversely through one of the frame-arms a, a2 with whichengages a set-screw indicated at g. The inner side of each of the blocks a has pivotally connected therewith, near its rear end, one end of a hook-arm h.

The method of attaching my improved blocks to the track rails is as follows: The blocks are connected with the track rails at opposite points by so seating said blocks upon said rails as to cause the inner sides of the block frame arms to embrace opposite sides of the rails and allowing the under sides of the metallic top-plates of the blocks between the frame-arms thereof, to rest upon the upper sides of the rails and the lower sides of the blocks to rest upon the ties. In this manner it will be seen that the rear end of the guide rail d and the forward end of the guide rail c of each of the blocks will be supported IOO In order to illustrate the use of my inven-4 tion, we will suppose that the wheels of a car are off of the track in the position indicated in dotted lines in Figl of the drawings. The

car is pulled or pushed toward the forward ends of the blocks a, those wheels which are on the outer side of the track railbeing caused to run upon the inclined forward end of the block a upon the corresponding side of the track between the guide rails d and e, the flange of said wheels running in the channel gbetween said guide rails." In this manner it will be seen that the tread of the wheel will be directed to travel upon the guide rail ol. while the contact of the car wheel iiange with the inner side of said guide rail will retain said wheel thereon untifl it travels over the in. clined extensions d on to the track rail. In this movement of the outer wheels, the inner wheels will be caused to travel upward onto the surface of the opposite block and` over the arm a2 thereof. In this operation the tread of the inner wheel will gradually be shifted upon the guide rail e, thence ou to the extension d of the guide rail d from which it will be directed on to the track rail. Inthis manner it will be seen that the blocks a in conjunction with their guide rails thereon, will afford a ready means of replacing a derailed car upon the track.

herein provided for forming a connection of The simple means 1 the blocks and track rails ad mit of said blocks Ibeing. reversed or turned end for end for the purpose of replacing a car from the opposite direction from that shown in the drawings. It will be observed that any tendency of the blocks to slide longitudinally upon the track through the weight or pressure of the car will be prevented through the engagement of the hooks h with one of the ties.

From the construction shown, it is evident that my improved car replacers may be produced at a low cost of manufacture in a siniple and light form which will admit of their being placed on all trains and admit of their being promptly placed in position for use in case of an accident..

Having now fully described my invention,

- what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a railway cartreplacing device, a block a having a longitudinal channel inits under side adapted to receivey a section of track rail, said block having one of its ends inclined and flaring as described, a set screw g entering one side of said block andadapted to be turned against the track rail as described, a hook arm h on the other side of saidblock `adapted to engage with a tie, a guide rail d upon said block and extending from the outer corner of the inclined end thereof, across the center of the opposite end thereof, a guidekkraile supported centrally and longitudinally upon said block on the inner sideof saidrail d and having its inner side beveled to run parallel with said outer guide-rail, substantially as and for the purpose speci/tied.

JOSEPH FISHER.

In presence of C. C. SHEPHERD, EMILY E. BRAGG. 

